 Illustration by D. Bogdanov
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Name
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Varanodon agilis
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Authority
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Olson, 1965
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Meaning of the generic name
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Varan teeth
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Size
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Length: 1.2-1.4 m
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Remains
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Nearly complete skeleton.
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Age and Distribution
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Middle (Roadian) or Early (Kungurian) Permian Chickasha Formation of Oklahoma
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Classification
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Synapsida Eupelycosauria Varanopseidae Varanodontinae
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Further Reading
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E. C. Olson. 1965. New
Permian vertebrates from the Chickasha Formation in Oklahoma. Circular
Oklahoma Geological Survey 70:1-70.
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Once thought to be the youngest varanopsid, reevaluation of the age of the Chickasha Formation challenged this view.
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